[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 28558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12112]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2015-0314]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Long Island, New York Inland
Waterway From East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, NY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the operation of the Loop Parkway
Bridge, mile 0.7, across Long Creek, and the Meadowbrook State Parkway
Bridge, mile 12.8, across Sloop Channel, both at Hempstead, New York.
This temporary deviation is necessary to facilitate the 2015 Dee
Snider's Ride to Fight Hunger on Long Island. This temporary deviation
allows two bridges to remain in the closed position during this public
event.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September
20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0314] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140, on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, contact Ms. Judy K. Leung-Yee, Project Officer,
First Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4330, [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Ms.
Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202)
366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Loop Parkway Bridge, mile 0.7, across
Long Creek has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 21 feet
at mean high water and 25 feet at mean low water. The existing bridge
operating regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.799(f).
The Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge, mile 12.8, across Sloop
Channel has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 22 feet at
mean high water and 25 feet at mean low water. The existing bridge
operating regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.799(h). Long Creek and
Sloop Channel are transited by commercial fishing and recreational
vessel traffic.
Long Island Cares, Inc. requested and the bridge owner for both
bridges, the State of New York Department of Transportation, concurred
with this temporary deviation from the normal operating schedule to
facilitate a public event, the 2015 Dee Snider's Ride.
Under this temporary deviation, the Loop Parkway and the
Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridges may remain in the closed position
between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on September 20, 2015.
There are no alternate routes for vessel traffic; however, vessels
that can pass under the closed draws during this closure may do so at
any time. The bridges may be opened in the event of an emergency.
The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our
Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the change in operating
schedule for the bridges so that vessels can arrange their transits to
minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: May 8, 2015.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-12112 Filed 5-18-15; 8:45 am]
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